Charles Lawrence (Chuck) Benardo III of Englewood, FL passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at the age of 70. He was born on April 17th, 1951 in Honesdale, PA. Chuck moved to Englewood with his family at the age of 5. He attended Venice High School, graduating in 1969. He later graduated from Manatee Community College, Magna Cum Laude with an Associates of Science in 2007 and was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Society. He worked as a talented and gifted carpenter and craftsman whose hobbies involved slide and blues guitar, poetry and music composition, Englewood Little League and supporting his children in their passions. He is preceded in death by parents Charles and Evelyn Benardo and sister Melody Holt. Chuck is survived by his children Nichole, Charles, and Lucus; his siblings Bruce, Tom, Carole Kudlick, Anna Mae, Rob, and Leah Edwards ; several nieces and nephews; and a grand-dog. He was a small-town man who lived proud and free. He was loved and will be missed.